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The project is expected to benefit 24 barangays and five hospitals.
As part of the university’s continued response against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), PUP Institute for Science and Technology Research (PUP-ISTR) started the initial production of ethyl alcohol with virgin coconut oil (VCO) on March 8.
Aside from barangays and hospitals, the project will also benefit the PUP community and two police stations.
PUP-ISTR first produced ethyl alcohol in 2020 to meet the increased demand for disinfectant during the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
ISTR head Dr. Armin S. Coronado said they innovated on the formulation and added VCO because of its anti-viral properties.
PASIG CITY, March 10 (PIA) — The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), through its Institute for Science and Technology Research (ISTR), on Monday started its initial production of ethyl alcohol with virgin coconut oil (VCO) at the university’s new Engineering Science and.
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar. 5 (PIA) - - A pregnant member of the New People’s Army (NPA), who surrendered recently to the officials of the army’s 702nd Brigade, was validated as a qualified recipient of the benefits from the Enhanced- Comprehensive Livelihood Integration Program (E-CLIP).
Major Rogelio Dumbrigue, Jr., the chief of the civil-military operations of the army’s 702nd Infantry Brigade, said that the Joint AFP-PNP Intelligence Committee (JAPIC) certified Sherry May Ibao, 22, as eligible to receive at least P65,000.00 livelihood assistance from E-CLIP.
Ibao, AKA Jerry/Laila, an active member of the Komiteng Larangang Guerilya - Southern Ilocos Sur of the Ilocos Cordillera Regional Committee (KLG -SIS, ICRC) of the NPA from 2015 to 2020, was six-month pregnant when she surrendered to authorities on January 4, 2021 in Bangued, Abra through the assistance of her parents from Eastern Samar Province.
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PIA-NCR, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) accepted M/B Vicente, a 50-seater ferry boat donated by New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI), in a turnover ceremony held at Guadalupe Ferry Station in Makati today, March 4.
MMDA Chief Benhur Abalos expressed his gratefulness to the NSJBI, headed by its Chairman Jose Acuzar, for the donation that he said is “expected to augment the shortage of ferry boats for our day-to-day operations.”
In a statement, Acuzar said that the NJSBI is honored to be a part of the solution to alleviate heavy traffic.
“The Pasig River Ferry Service is an effective alternative transportation that doesn’t just lessen the land vehicle volume but also promotes the beauty of the historic river,” he explained.